Sleep problems

Getting a good night’s sleep is vital for your health and wellbeing. If you don’t sleep well, you might have trouble remembering or concentrating on things, be in a bad mood, be more likely to make mistakes or bad decisions or have accidents.

Some common sleep problems are:

sleep apnoea – when you wake up hundreds of times in the night, usually without noticing, because you stop breathing

insomnia – trouble getting to or staying asleep

restless leg syndrome – a cramp or creeping feeling in the legs in the evening or at night

circadian rhythm disorders (such as jet lag and shift work sleep disorder) – where your body clock is out of sync with your environment.

Sleepwalking and snoring are also common sleep disorders. They don’t usually cause problems for the sleeper.

To find out more about sleep problems and how to sleep well at night, check out the websites below.